Finally posting my intro

hippyman

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Hi, I have been a member for some time now so I figured it was about time to post an intro. I started martial arts back around 90-91, as part of physical therapy after a car accident I was in as a child. I never got very far after I started to recover, because I had so many other things going on with my recovery, however, I never lost interest. Then, about 2 years ago, someone tried to give me a knee to the groin, and the skills that I had forgotten started coming back. After that, ironically I met up with my old instructor, and started training again. Right now, I am doing the 9 temple exercises twice daily, along with some bo-staff exercises to build my qi. Anyway, that's me. I look forward to chatting with ya'll soon.
 

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Welcome back, bro.
 
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Welcome back, bro.
Thanks guys, I'm just wondering if it would be a bad thing to study without a sensei. I had gotten things started back with mine, got the temple exercises down, and the bo staff down pretty well, then he had some medical issues. However, I am not sure if he will be able to go back to lessons. I have kept up with my training in the meantime, but I was just wondering if it would hurt to train on new techniques on my own. I'm not sure how much the form could be hurt.
 

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The problem with new exercises is - if you do them wrong, repeatedly, they'll get hard wired. The more you practice bad or slightly off technique - you're just plain screwed.
 

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Welcome to MartialTalk. Hope you enjoy it.

Most people will agree that trying to train yourself from books and videos is at best a lot of effort for no real return, and at worst not just a waste of time but a good way to form bad reflexes.
 
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Welcome to MartialTalk. Hope you enjoy it.

Most people will agree that trying to train yourself from books and videos is at best a lot of effort for no real return, and at worst not just a waste of time but a good way to form bad reflexes.

Got it covered. I just talked with my sensei, and things are definitely back on track.
 

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